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8 . What is your assessment of the European Commission ’ s memory policies and what are the main challenges it faces ?
It is difficult , if not impossible , to answer this question . I think the main challenges facing the European Commission are the maintenance of democracy in Europe , such as the independence of judicial systems , the fight against racism , anti- Semitism and homophobia and for the respect of human rights . And that memory policies are not separate from these issues .
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